Broadway vs Hollywood The Stage Winds Back On the Invasion
The piece argues Hollywood’s moneyed push into Broadway has not crippled theater. It notes young stage talent outshines aging stars, while show business shifts between film and live stage. Jolson, Warner Brothers, and Arch Selwyn surface as examples of crossovers and plans, with doubts about any comeback of silent stars on Broadway.
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Broadway
Silver Screen
Hollywood
West
Outward Bound
Disraeli
al Jolson
Jolson
Warner Brothers
Mall Street
Arch Selwyn
Alwyn
Mary Ickford
Colleen Moore
Wilma Banky
Times Square
Selwyn
Mrs. Moonlight
Audrey Dale
Molnar
Claiborne Foster
Winifred Lenihan
Marie O'Neill
Mr. Gilhooley
Broadway Eyes Silent Stars as Talkies Stir Stage
The piece surveys Selwyn and Ziegfeld weighing talkie talent's Broadway impact, noting many film players lack stage renown yet may tour the nation. It highlights Miriam Hopkins and Sally Phipps among others, praising New York theater as a proving ground while Hollywood seeks legitimacy on the legitimate stage.
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New York
Broadway
Selwyn
Manhattan
Hollywood
Herrole
Lysistrata
Paramount Long Island
Misa Hopkins
Hollywood Studios
Sally Phipps
Miss Phipps
Sally Bates
Miss Bates
Oswego
Mich
Max Richardson
Richardson Theater
John Drew
Fiske
de Wolf Hopper
Academy of Dramatic Art
Theater Guild
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Words By
Gilbert Swan
George Clark
Edgar Selwyn
Flo Ziegfeld
Pacific Coast
Ziegfeld
Mayo Methot
Miss Methot
Miriam Hopkins
Tyergeek
Hoboken
Agnes Ayers
Elisea Landi
Ginger Rogers
Social Register
June Blossom
Ika Chase
Social
Young Broadway
Ruth Gordon
David Belasco
Claudia Morgan